The First Louisiana Special Battalion
Subtitle: Wheat's Tigers in the Civil War
By: Gary Schreckengost.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780786432028
Subjects: Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Louisiana Infantry Special Battalion, 1st; Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Description: "From the Filibuster Wars to the Civil War battlefield of Gaines' Mill, this volume details the story of one of the South's most colorful military units, the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion aka Wheat's Tigers. Beginning with a brief look at the Filibuster Wars, the work takes a look at the men who comprised Wheat's Tigers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Tiger roots : the Filibuster Wars to southernize Latin America; title: Formation of "Wheat's Tigers"; title: First blood: Seneca Falls and Matthews' Hill; title: Triumph on Henry Hill; title: Dishonored heroes; title: Tiger fury : the battle of Front Royal; title: Give no quarter to the damned Yankees : the battle First Winchester; title: Retreat to the upper valley; title: The very Devil in them : the battle of Port Republic; title: To the Peninsula; title: That's hell in there! : the battle of Gaines' Mill; title: Egyptian darkness : the battle for Malvern Hill; title: A Tiger's death.